Rules are rules, but some are just waiting to be challenged. Skirting the Rules is the first book in The UnaBASHed Series, offering a funny, warm-hearted school comedy centered on friendship, rebellion, and learning when to stand your ground. Dive into a story where a simple uniform loophole sparks a school-wide confrontation.

Set during a record-breaking heatwave at King Edward IV School, the boys decide to exploit the lack of a rule against skirts when the uniform policy strictly forbids shorts. What begins as a joke quickly escalates into a major rebellion, testing friendships and reputations as the students challenge tradition.

• Explores themes of fairness, rebellion, and challenging established systems.
• A humorous narrative focusing on high school dynamics and friendship under pressure.
• Follows Sebastian Hawthorne as he leads a protest against the strict uniform policy.
• Part of the Young Adult Literature & Fiction category, focusing on Values & Virtues.

• Author: David Hobday
• Series: The UnaBASHed Series (Book 1)
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Print Length: 183 pages
• Reading Age: 14 - 17 years
• Publication Date: May 10, 2026
• Dimensions: 152 x 12 x 229mm (15.24 x 1.17 x 22.86 cm)
• Weight: 254 g
• ISBN-13: 979-8195385804

• #16 in Fiction About Values & Virtues for Young Adults
• #88 in Coming of Age Fiction for Young Adults

Discover the consequences when a group of students decides to fight tradition one pleated hem at a time in this engaging Young Adult novel.